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ayotte: mr. president? mr. president, i want to thank the senator from tennessee because this is a very important loan program, the perkins loan, to people in new hampshire and to 5,000 students in new hampshire who are current recipients. while i know i see my colleagues who are here on the floor who have fought so hard for this -- senators baldwin and casey and senator portman -- that we would have preferred the senate take up and pass the house's higher education extension act prior to perkins expiring because all of us were on the floor on september 29 as well. i do very much appreciate the spirit of compromise that the senator from tennessee has shown in working with us to extend this very important loan program for two years, and i would like to thank him for that in not letting this expire. and thank my colleagues who are here on the floor who have fought so hard for the students in their states who like the students in new hampshire, the 5,000 students who received a perkins loan during the last academi
ayotte: mr. president? mr. president, i want to thank the senator from tennessee because this is a very important loan program, the perkins loan, to people in new hampshire and to 5,000 students in new hampshire who are current recipients. while i know i see my colleagues who are here on the floor who have fought so hard for this -- senators baldwin and casey and senator portman -- that we would have preferred the senate take up and pass the house's higher education extension act prior to...
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one amendment is by senator ayotte of new hampshire. and what she would do in her amendment is restrict the authority of the president of the united states to refer suspected terrorists to our criminal justice system to be invested, prosecuted, and tried. she would make it mandatory that those terrorists, particularly associated with al qaeda, would be tried before military commissions and tribunals. i listened as she and senator mcconnell came to the floor to explain their point of view. it's an interesting point of view, that we are at war with al qaeda and therefore any trials of suspected terrorists associated with them should be before a military tribunal. but, unfortunately, the logic of their argument falls flat when you look at reality. here is the reality. since september the 11th ten years ago, president bush and president obama have faced time and time again allegations that individuals are suspected terrorists. each president, bush and obama, have had to consult with the secretary of defense, the attorney general and the oth
one amendment is by senator ayotte of new hampshire. and what she would do in her amendment is restrict the authority of the president of the united states to refer suspected terrorists to our criminal justice system to be invested, prosecuted, and tried. she would make it mandatory that those terrorists, particularly associated with al qaeda, would be tried before military commissions and tribunals. i listened as she and senator mcconnell came to the floor to explain their point of view. it's...
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ayotte: thank you, mr. president. i come to the floor today to talk about the attack on our consulate on september 11 of 2012. i am here to talk about the fact that four brave americans were murdered that day by an act of terrorism, and one of them was our ambassador to libya. when those four americans were killed in benghazi at our consulate. and i want to talk about really what i was -- what i believe is a pattern of misinformation, misimpressions, and, frankly, misleading the american people about what happened there and during an election season what was represented about the attack on our consulate on september 11. let me walk through some of the situation and the tangled web that was really weaved here. first of all, right after this attack that occurred, we know that on september 16, ambassador susan rice appeared on behalf of the administration on every major sunday television show, and during that time people rightly wanted to know what happened. this was a big deal. an ambassador had been murdered, three oth
ayotte: thank you, mr. president. i come to the floor today to talk about the attack on our consulate on september 11 of 2012. i am here to talk about the fact that four brave americans were murdered that day by an act of terrorism, and one of them was our ambassador to libya. when those four americans were killed in benghazi at our consulate. and i want to talk about really what i was -- what i believe is a pattern of misinformation, misimpressions, and, frankly, misleading the american people...
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ayotte: thank you, mr. president. i came to the floor yesterday to share so many stories that i'm receiving from my constituents about them receiving cancellations for policies that they wanted to keep, higher premiums under this law. each story is very sad, and i feel badly for the people of my state and across this country who are suffering under this law. my constituents are pleading for relief. here's just one example. a small business from peterb0oro, new hampshire, who voted for president obama twice told me her family has a household income of $50,000, and their total health insurance will now cost over $19,000 for the year. which is more than their more than. and their local hospital isn't even on the exchange because in new hampshire we only have one insurer on the exchange and 10 of our 26 hospitals have been excluded from that exchange. this constituent from peterboro wrote to me, "we are frustrated, afraid and angry beyond words. i urge a postponement of implementation of the affordable care act while thos
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ayotte: i would agree with that. and i would just say, you've already pointed out how important it is to have these provisions in place to give officials that do this work every day that we have so much respect for the ability to gather intelligence. and we need this provision to protect our country from attacks on our homeland. it's so important. i would ask one question of the senator from south carolina. you've had -- you're familiar with the military commission. mr. graham: if i may, i think we need to move to the appropriations conference. go ahead, we'll do it very quickly. ms. ayotte: on,. i will ask you very quick. the senator from illinois said that we've only had six civilian trials of terrorists. excuse me, six military commission trials and hundreds of trials of civilian trials of terrorists. i would ask you, did the administration suspend military commission trials for a period? mr. graham: the reason we haven't had more is because the obama administration withdrew charges. thank goodness they reinstated
ayotte: i would agree with that. and i would just say, you've already pointed out how important it is to have these provisions in place to give officials that do this work every day that we have so much respect for the ability to gather intelligence. and we need this provision to protect our country from attacks on our homeland. it's so important. i would ask one question of the senator from south carolina. you've had -- you're familiar with the military commission. mr. graham: if i may, i...
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. >> i know in past congresses i know senator ayotte, senator tester tried to propose legislation that would have forced agencies to do this, but i'd love to work with senator mccaskill and work with the gao, and let's craft somethingve that will actually impose that requirement on the agencies to implement these things. >> yeah. i think the past efforts have been focused on hike all of our recommendations they have to respond to, i think it would be better you target the specific recommendations that you comfortable with -- that you're comfortable with that we've included, particularly in the list orr -- list of 61 for congress to taking action on, and then there's -- [inaudible] >> so we'll work in a bipartisan fashion with your staff, and we'll figure out what that list is and get a piece of legislation. i think leader mcconnell would be very open to -- he's looking for bipartisan legislation to move across the goal line, so let's definitely do that. mr. george. i remember, i think it was your 2012 report, you listed ten addresses with, i believe it was the earned income tax credit
. >> i know in past congresses i know senator ayotte, senator tester tried to propose legislation that would have forced agencies to do this, but i'd love to work with senator mccaskill and work with the gao, and let's craft somethingve that will actually impose that requirement on the agencies to implement these things. >> yeah. i think the past efforts have been focused on hike all of our recommendations they have to respond to, i think it would be better you target the specific...
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ayotte: well, i thank you. what i have certainly heard from my constituents, in new hampshire we do have a requirement that we balance our budget. it's not easy to make those tough choices, but that is what i have heard from my constituents. they don't understand why in washington there is controversy over the notion of balancing your budget because at home people are balancing their budget, families balance their budget, businesses balance their budgets. i meet with business people and they just look at me in disbelief when they say i don't understand why in washington they don't look at what you have to spend and base that -- base your -- what you are going to do in washington based on what money you have. it really comes down to common sense. and one of the biggest issues i have heard from my constituents that they are concerned about is that it's been almost over two years, 800 days, over 800 days since we have passed a budget in the united states senate, and the notion that we have been operating without a
ayotte: well, i thank you. what i have certainly heard from my constituents, in new hampshire we do have a requirement that we balance our budget. it's not easy to make those tough choices, but that is what i have heard from my constituents. they don't understand why in washington there is controversy over the notion of balancing your budget because at home people are balancing their budget, families balance their budget, businesses balance their budgets. i meet with business people and they...
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i understand that -- that there's already a statement been made about the ayotte; -- is that correct? on guantanamo. and she's ready to debate and i think senator levin has a side-by-side amendment that he is ready to debate, too. so that, in my opinion, about as far as we've come on progress and i'd withhold any other comments i'd make until after the chairman has made his comments, which will probably be after -- after lunch. oh, by the way, i would continue -- i would ask our members to continue to file all the amendments that they can have just in anticipation that we're, as we have in the past, ultimately come to that conclusion that we're going to have amendments. hopefully. a senator: mr. president? mr. reed: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: mr. president, i have a unanimous consent that's been approved by the majority and minority leaders and i'd like to present it at this time. mr. president, i have six unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority an
i understand that -- that there's already a statement been made about the ayotte; -- is that correct? on guantanamo. and she's ready to debate and i think senator levin has a side-by-side amendment that he is ready to debate, too. so that, in my opinion, about as far as we've come on progress and i'd withhold any other comments i'd make until after the chairman has made his comments, which will probably be after -- after lunch. oh, by the way, i would continue -- i would ask our members to...
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on the republican side, that includes senator ayotte from new hampshire. she cares deeply about this issue and has studied the problem carefully. she has seen the effect it's had on her home state and she's worked hard to do something about it. now, of course, today's vote on cara would not have been possible at all without the leadership and the work of other colleagues, and i particularly want to mention senator portman from ohio who has been involved in this for several years from the very beginning in developing this important legislation for our country. he worked diligently over the past few years as the lead republican sponsor of this much-needed bill. he's held many meetings and expert conferences to get an even greater understanding of the issue. we appreciate the long hours he's devoted to addressing this national crisis so the legislation will pass today. and of course the senior senator from iowa, senator grassley, the chairman of the judiciary committee, we thank him for everything he's done to make this moment possible. he understands the urg
on the republican side, that includes senator ayotte from new hampshire. she cares deeply about this issue and has studied the problem carefully. she has seen the effect it's had on her home state and she's worked hard to do something about it. now, of course, today's vote on cara would not have been possible at all without the leadership and the work of other colleagues, and i particularly want to mention senator portman from ohio who has been involved in this for several years from the very...
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senator ayotte. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank you and thank chairman murray for your leadership and everyone at the table who is coming here. i think in a spirit of good faith so we can resolve this for a nation and i represent granite staters. i can tell you they're not happy when you think about where we are. we reached a milestone that none of us are proud of recently with $17 trillion of debt for our nation. i'm blessed to be the mother of two children. a of-year-old and 9-year-old. it's not just words when we think about what is it that we are passing on to the next generation? it's those of us who are in a position around the table to address the fiscal challenges facing our nation. kick the can down the road again and don't get things done to address those challenges. i would like to say that the debt is really a function of both parties because it is. it took democrats and republicans to get us in $17 trillion of debt. we added $4.9 trillion to the debt during president bush's eight years in office. since
senator ayotte. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank you and thank chairman murray for your leadership and everyone at the table who is coming here. i think in a spirit of good faith so we can resolve this for a nation and i represent granite staters. i can tell you they're not happy when you think about where we are. we reached a milestone that none of us are proud of recently with $17 trillion of debt for our nation. i'm blessed to be the mother of two children. a of-year-old and...
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ayotte: yes. mr. graham: -- to talk about senate resolution 65. and she's been there every step of the way. ms. ayotte: let me just thank senator graham, senator menendez for their leadership on this important senate resolution, senate resolution 65. this is a resolution that's very straightforward. it says to our friend and ally israel, we have your back. and that means right now if you look at the dangers confronting israel, there are unprecedented dangers from the situation in syria to threats from hezbollah and hamas, ands to the situation in -- the greatest threat is iran acquiring nuclear weapon capability. it is a country that has threatened to wipe israel off the map. and rightly so, the israelis have said never again. as our country, we say never again. it is not just that the iranians could acquire nuclear weapons capability and launch a missile against our country, that is their the largest -- they are the largest state sponsor of terrorism and they could give that nuclear weapon to a terrorist and then i.t. not just a threat to -- it's
ayotte: yes. mr. graham: -- to talk about senate resolution 65. and she's been there every step of the way. ms. ayotte: let me just thank senator graham, senator menendez for their leadership on this important senate resolution, senate resolution 65. this is a resolution that's very straightforward. it says to our friend and ally israel, we have your back. and that means right now if you look at the dangers confronting israel, there are unprecedented dangers from the situation in syria to...
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. >> so looking past today's primary, what is the strategy for both kelly ayotte and her challenger? challenger >> hurt challenger, maggie does does not have a primary t challenger today. both is to appeal to the voters in new hampshire make about 30% of the state's voters. what is interesting is the grid that people are talking about in new hampshire is totally different than what folks are talking about another states.ouat the overall issue here, there's no debate about this in this opiate or drug crisis it's stil developing over 400 or four deaths are expected to happen which is the second biggest per capita in the country, only, only behind north dakota. it has been in the grips.anan for both of these candidates, chance for them to show that they both passed legislation by working with the other party on an important issue. what's interesting though is hos they compromise on that. they make the drug crisis a political issue. >> as far as the campaigns are concerned, is there an effort to tie senator ayotte to donald trump and the governor to hillary clinton? how successful are th
. >> so looking past today's primary, what is the strategy for both kelly ayotte and her challenger? challenger >> hurt challenger, maggie does does not have a primary t challenger today. both is to appeal to the voters in new hampshire make about 30% of the state's voters. what is interesting is the grid that people are talking about in new hampshire is totally different than what folks are talking about another states.ouat the overall issue here, there's no debate about this in...
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and there are a number of ways we could transition this that ayotte i don't think would hurt the federal government or hurt the local counties but requires flexibility, requires going 24r50u regular order in the committee and coming to the floor and making some decisions. this is just wrong to just steal it one time. ms. landrieu: if i could be recognized, i commit to work with the senator and i'm sympathetic and understand his position and we'll be talking to the leadership on both sides to see what we can do. it's very hard for that money to come away at such an abrupt time, and there are some issues that i know that are pentagon before the committee would where that could potentially get resolved. i wanted to offer my help and support at the appropriate time. but i wanted to speak for just a minute in honor of national mentoring month. senator isakson and i have introduced the senate resolution to pay tribute to millions of men and women whose lives are enriched every day by mentors in our country. and i know that we're going to get right back on the discussion on the appropriations c
and there are a number of ways we could transition this that ayotte i don't think would hurt the federal government or hurt the local counties but requires flexibility, requires going 24r50u regular order in the committee and coming to the floor and making some decisions. this is just wrong to just steal it one time. ms. landrieu: if i could be recognized, i commit to work with the senator and i'm sympathetic and understand his position and we'll be talking to the leadership on both sides to...
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ayotte: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. ms. ayotte: mr. president, i rise today in support of what, frankly, is an egregious example of why folks get very frustrated with washington and what happens here. and that is what has been described as one of washington's most wasteful programs, the duplicative usda catfish inspection program which was slipped in the farm bill in 2008. mr. president, all other fish, all other fish species are inspected not by usda, but are inspected in this country by the f.d.a. yet, added to the 2008 farm bill was a provision to create a special office within the usda for the one species of catfish. we know they are bottom dwellers, but this was really something that was done to protect domestic catfish producers, and it was really something that is wasting taxpayer dollars. in fact, there have been ten g.a.o. reports, ten of them, each finding that this inspection regime set up specially for catfish, but no other fish species, is duplicative and a waste, waste of taxpayer dollars. in fact, the good government gro
ayotte: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. ms. ayotte: mr. president, i rise today in support of what, frankly, is an egregious example of why folks get very frustrated with washington and what happens here. and that is what has been described as one of washington's most wasteful programs, the duplicative usda catfish inspection program which was slipped in the farm bill in 2008. mr. president, all other fish, all other fish species are inspected not by usda,...
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. >> senator ayotte. >> senator blunt? >> thank the chairman to the gym and i, she mentioned in her first comments come with a number number of gm employees in our state. we are grateful for those employers and the work that they do and concerned about anything that reflects on their products, their future opportunities, the ability to make the good living that they make with the hard work that they do. so looking at this is important to us. it's important to the country. mr. feinberg, i appreciate your comments. certainly will be set up the model after 9/11 the ideas, the ones you continue to pursue, which is victims are not subject to which judge they are assigned to, that you don't have cases handled one way somewhere and one way another where. they saw it legal option if they want to take it but if you want the insurance that these cases are going to be handled in a way that has the structure, they have that from you. in that structure, as i understand it, when it comes time to a settlement, you have the ultimate autho
. >> senator ayotte. >> senator blunt? >> thank the chairman to the gym and i, she mentioned in her first comments come with a number number of gm employees in our state. we are grateful for those employers and the work that they do and concerned about anything that reflects on their products, their future opportunities, the ability to make the good living that they make with the hard work that they do. so looking at this is important to us. it's important to the country. mr....
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and that's why the warner-ayotte amendment is actually a deficit-reduction reserve fund. again, i urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan amendment. thank you mr. president. with that, i yield to my good friend, the senator from kansas. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. moran: i thank the gentleman from virginia for yielding to me. i would like to talk for a moment about, first of all the budget. i'm pleased that the united states senate is working on a budget. we're required to pass one by april 15. it's been awhile since we've been able to accomplish that. i'm hopeful that the budget will be reconciled with the house-passed budget giving us the opportunity to develop 12 appropriations bills within this budgetary outline. it's unfortunate that by the nature of a budget, it's a partisan endeavor, and the expectation is that no democrat will vote for the budget that ultimately will pass the senate today. i hope that doesn't continue to be true in another issue that i am encouraging and am encouraged to know will be consider
and that's why the warner-ayotte amendment is actually a deficit-reduction reserve fund. again, i urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan amendment. thank you mr. president. with that, i yield to my good friend, the senator from kansas. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. moran: i thank the gentleman from virginia for yielding to me. i would like to talk for a moment about, first of all the budget. i'm pleased that the united states senate is...
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mccain: be added as cosponsors to my amendment 3051, senators inhofe, ayotte, brown of massachusetts and webb. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent that senator boxer also be allocated five minutes to speak on the pending amendment. the presiding officer: is there objection? the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: are we going to the voice vote at this time before -- mr. levin: could i ask the senator frommen montana, he wishes to speak on the udall amendment? mr. baucus: yes. mr. levin: i ask there be no further debate -- you're not ready? okay. mr. baucus: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. baucus: i thank my good friend from michigan and arizona for their gracious willingness to provide an opportunity for me to make a brief statement. mr. president, i am in strong support of the amendment to protect the military's ability to purchase american-made fuels. powering our military with american military makes
mccain: be added as cosponsors to my amendment 3051, senators inhofe, ayotte, brown of massachusetts and webb. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from michigan. mr. levin: i ask unanimous consent that senator boxer also be allocated five minutes to speak on the pending amendment. the presiding officer: is there objection? the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: are we going to the voice vote at...
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ayotte: thank you. mr. president, today in the homeland security and government oversight committee, chairman johnson, ranking member carper held a very important hearing where we heard from whistle-blowers from the v.a. and then we heard afterwards from v.a. officials, also representatives of the inspector general's office. and this issue, how we treat those who have served the country, is so critical to who we are as a nation. yet, over the last year we've learned of shocking failures at the department of veterans affairs. and today's testimony, unfortunately, was no different in terms of how whistle-blowers were retaliated against at the department of veterans affairs. instead of a culture of encouraging people to come forward when things go wrong, people come forward when things go wrong are treated badly and also face consequences for their employment. and that's wrong. but what we've seen over the last year are really shocking failures including veterans being denied care after being placed on secret
ayotte: thank you. mr. president, today in the homeland security and government oversight committee, chairman johnson, ranking member carper held a very important hearing where we heard from whistle-blowers from the v.a. and then we heard afterwards from v.a. officials, also representatives of the inspector general's office. and this issue, how we treat those who have served the country, is so critical to who we are as a nation. yet, over the last year we've learned of shocking failures at the...
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but if they want to work on a plan like i've interdrused with senator graham and senator ayotte to provide opportunity, freedom, choice, flexibility at the state level to empower individuals and states, then count me it in. so, mr. president, when you look at a program that is impacting america, 29% of people hurt by the president and his law, only 18% helped, i would say to the president of the united states, you shouldn't have had to hurt so many good people trying to help those who didn't have insurance. mr. president, this is a law that needs to be repealed and replaced, and right now i'm proud to stand with senator mccain in his efforts to provide relief to the families who feel betrayed by this president and this law. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. mr. mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: i thank the senator from wyoming, dr. barrasso, who continues to be the voice of reason and the voice for so many millions of americans who feel betrayed by obamacare. who have not been given their choice of a doctor if they wanted a docto
but if they want to work on a plan like i've interdrused with senator graham and senator ayotte to provide opportunity, freedom, choice, flexibility at the state level to empower individuals and states, then count me it in. so, mr. president, when you look at a program that is impacting america, 29% of people hurt by the president and his law, only 18% helped, i would say to the president of the united states, you shouldn't have had to hurt so many good people trying to help those who didn't...
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i apologize to senator baldwin and senator ayotte just left to attend the observance. we've gone well beyond our five minutes, as you know, and i thank you for your patience. i just thought it was really important for us to allow this panel to answer these questions in the kind of thoughtful way that they've done. we spend so much of our lives here going from one place to the other and in and out as some of you know, and this was just a very, very helpful series of questions and responses. so senator johnson, if he comes back, is next. senator be case is going to be recognized next and then senator baldwin. and i think he's made the same decision that senator ayotte has made, but this is just an excellent hearing, and just very, very pleased with the way it's going. jane, we'll give you, of after jeff asks his questions, we'll give you the first shot at that, i know you have to leave. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thanks to this panel for being here today. mr. chairman, i join everybody in remembering the families, many from my state, who were so tragic
i apologize to senator baldwin and senator ayotte just left to attend the observance. we've gone well beyond our five minutes, as you know, and i thank you for your patience. i just thought it was really important for us to allow this panel to answer these questions in the kind of thoughtful way that they've done. we spend so much of our lives here going from one place to the other and in and out as some of you know, and this was just a very, very helpful series of questions and responses. so...
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i'm proud to join as well with senator ayotte in championing an amendment that will provide critical training and resources to help educators recognize and respond to the earliest signs of mental illness. now, this provision is really key because school personnel frequently see young people in many different situations, and therefore they are among the best positioned to see young people who are at risk of serious mental illness and identify those risk signs and provide mental health services at critical times before those illnesses become more serious and we know from our tragic and horrific experience, we in connecticut know better than most that violence and emergency situations can happen anywhere, including at the youngest stages in elementary and secondary schools where resources must be made available for people to help de-escalate crisis situations. these funds will help diffuse those crises before they occur or while they occur by providing critical mental health services. training programs are important for teaching school professionals how to safely de-escalate a crisis, r
i'm proud to join as well with senator ayotte in championing an amendment that will provide critical training and resources to help educators recognize and respond to the earliest signs of mental illness. now, this provision is really key because school personnel frequently see young people in many different situations, and therefore they are among the best positioned to see young people who are at risk of serious mental illness and identify those risk signs and provide mental health services...
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president, i will tell you my phones today -- and ayotte i don't think this is an organized effort. my phones, you might want to check your office but my office phones are bouncing off the hook. from people in vermont and all over this country saying do not cut social security. so i would say to the american people, right now a deal is being hatched which would cut social security, cut social security and benefits for disabled benefits for disabled veterans, raise taxes on low-income workers. if you think that that is a bad idea, you might want to get a hold of your senator or member of the house. so, mr. president, let me just conclude by saying in my view, deficit reduction is a serious issue. we, as you know, have already cut $1.5 trillion in programs as a result of the agreements in 2010 and 2011. and up to this point the millionaires and billionaires have not distributed -- contributed up with nickel, one nickel more in taxes. so, mr. president, deficit reduction is a serious issue. i look forward to playing an active role this in making sure we address that serious problem. bu
president, i will tell you my phones today -- and ayotte i don't think this is an organized effort. my phones, you might want to check your office but my office phones are bouncing off the hook. from people in vermont and all over this country saying do not cut social security. so i would say to the american people, right now a deal is being hatched which would cut social security, cut social security and benefits for disabled benefits for disabled veterans, raise taxes on low-income workers....
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ayotte: i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. shaheen: i have come to the floor to talk about the importance for bet getting help for people hit by disasters. a couple of weeks ago irene came barreling through new hampshire as she came barreling through new york and new jersey and north carolina and so many other states along the east coast. the storm dumped as much as eight inches of rain in parts of new hampshire and the damage to property and infrastructure, especially in the northern part of our state, was significant. the surging waters and high winds destroyed roads and bridges, damaged thousands of homes, left nearly 200,000 without power, devastated businesses and ruined crops. now, while the devastation was terrible, i want to begin by commending those dedicated first responders and emergency personnel who kept our residents safe and well informed throughout the storm. i'm also grateful for the tireless work of road crews, utility workers, and volunteers from across new hamp
ayotte: i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. shaheen: i have come to the floor to talk about the importance for bet getting help for people hit by disasters. a couple of weeks ago irene came barreling through new hampshire as she came barreling through new york and new jersey and north carolina and so many other states along the east coast. the storm dumped as much as eight inches of rain in parts of new hampshire and the damage...
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ayotte," and it is instantly recognizable. kathie has been calling the roll for quite a while. she became the first woman to ever call roll in the senate. in 1999 with senator collins in the chair kathie became a member of the first all-female team to preside over this body. and in 2009 she became the senate's first female legislative clerk. so kathie alvarez has been making a lot of history since she first arrived here in 1984. and you'll notice, madam president, that every female floor staffer is paying tribute to her today. they're each wearing something with kathie's favorite design: animal print. along with the love of cajun food s.a.r.torial distinction is one thing that louisianans become known for a passion for perfection is another. kathie has maintain add laser-like focus for three decades. that's good news for the senate, because we rely on her and the american people rely on her to ensure that every bill, every amendment, and every message from the house is processed perfectly. that's a lot of pressure. so you can't blame kathie for wanting to retire. i know she's l
ayotte," and it is instantly recognizable. kathie has been calling the roll for quite a while. she became the first woman to ever call roll in the senate. in 1999 with senator collins in the chair kathie became a member of the first all-female team to preside over this body. and in 2009 she became the senate's first female legislative clerk. so kathie alvarez has been making a lot of history since she first arrived here in 1984. and you'll notice, madam president, that every female floor...
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ayotte: may i be heard? mr. president, i want to thank my colleague from rhode island for bringing forward this resolution. as the proud wife of an iraq war veteran, this is an appropriate time that we thanks our troops for what we have done in iraq, thank them for their courage, for their sacrifice and for allowing iraq an opportunity to forge a democracy moving forward. we also remember and honor the thousands who have lost their lives for us and for our freedom and we thank all of them at this time of year. so i rise in support of this resolution, mr. president. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, all in favor say aye. any opposed? the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the resolution is agreed to. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: there are now two minutes of debate prior to a vote on the conference report to accompany house resolution 2055. mr. inouye: mr. president? mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. mr. inouye: mr. pr
ayotte: may i be heard? mr. president, i want to thank my colleague from rhode island for bringing forward this resolution. as the proud wife of an iraq war veteran, this is an appropriate time that we thanks our troops for what we have done in iraq, thank them for their courage, for their sacrifice and for allowing iraq an opportunity to forge a democracy moving forward. we also remember and honor the thousands who have lost their lives for us and for our freedom and we thank all of them at...
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to those who are we're saying farewell to, senators coats, boxer, mikulski, reid, vitter, kirk, and ayotte for your service to our country. i say thank you. to my chiefs of staff sharon soderstrom and brian mcgwire for their indies puttable talent and for leading a team that is second to none, every member of which i would thank individually if i could. to the floor staff, laura dove and gary myrick and their teams for keeping the floor running, running it smoothly and for making it look effortless every single time. even though we know it's anything but. to the parliamentarians and clerks who sit on the dias whenever the senate is in session, making sure our operations are smooth and by the book. to the secretary of the senate and her team for protecting the rich history of this body and for overseeing so many different legislative and administrative operations. i say thank you to all of these folks. and off the senate floor, there are so many more to thank, too. the capitol police for putting themselves in harm's way to protect everyone who works in or visits this institution. the sergea
to those who are we're saying farewell to, senators coats, boxer, mikulski, reid, vitter, kirk, and ayotte for your service to our country. i say thank you. to my chiefs of staff sharon soderstrom and brian mcgwire for their indies puttable talent and for leading a team that is second to none, every member of which i would thank individually if i could. to the floor staff, laura dove and gary myrick and their teams for keeping the floor running, running it smoothly and for making it look...